# N47566: 1977 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7890096
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1990
- Last registry action: January 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A5D6F6
- Owners when cancelled: [Ethier Mark B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ETHIER%20MARK%20B), [Dighton Christopher M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIGHTON%20CHRISTOPHER%20M)
- Location: [Rocky Hill, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Rocky%20Hill)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6565° N, 72.6617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06067, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47566
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47566
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47566-2013-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA118), May 19, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N47566), Albany, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900519016759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016759A), May 19, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N47566), South Bethlehem, NJ, Substantial damage. Tried to land in severe crosswind. Up wind wing came up. Drifted into trees. Crosswind component exceeded.
- [Incident 19791101056249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101056249I), Nov 1, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N47566), Middletown, RI, Minor damage. Aircraft struck surveyors tripod which was mid-runway without any prior notice of hazardous conditions at airport

## Other aircraft with N47566

- [Cancelled 1946-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47566-1946-01-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5340. Owner: [Whitman M E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMAN%20M%20E), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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